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| 1. Helped baby to enter the pool safely. |
Depending on the age of baby –
Adult enter the water first teacher
hands baby to adult, or lay baby on
a towel adult slides into water next
to baby. |
| 2. Used swing dips to help familiarise
baby with the water. |
Support babies head whilst holding
under the arms and gently move baby
from side to side, shoulders under water |
| 3. Supported baby on the front to
enable movement freely around the pool. |
Baby lays on forearm of adult, move
baby gently around the pool. |
| 4. Supported baby on the back to enable
movement freely around the pool. |
Support babies head, move gently around
the pool. |
| 5. Encouraged baby to wash and splash
their face with water. |
Wash babies face with water if very
young, older babies splash and wash
face. |
| 6. Helped baby to leave the pool safely. |
Lay baby on towel, adult leaves the
pool beside the baby |
| 1. Held baby facing you and submerged
yourself in the water for baby to see. |
Smiling and talking to baby adults
face is submerged. |
| 2. Enabled baby to move freely around
the pool using the safety hold. |
Holding baby supported by the forearm,
move gently around the pool. |
| 3. Moved around the pool using the
seat hold, bobbing baby up and down. |
Move gently around the pool with one
hand supporting baby under the seat,
also perform gentle dipping movements. |
| 4. Supported baby on the back while
walking backwards and zigzagging through
the water. |
Supporting babies head move in different
directions around the pool. |
| 5. Encouraged baby to wash their face
with water or submerge baby in the water,
holding baby towards you. |
With baby facing you get baby to wash,
splash or submerge face. |
| 6. Encouraged baby to hold onto the
poolside, with assistance if necessary. |
Baby should hold trough, bar or edge
of pool. |
| 1. Supported baby under the arms and
encouraged baby to gently flop into
the water from a sitting position on
the poolside. |
Baby sitting on the side with support
from adult and flops into the water |
| 2. Encouraged baby to move from front
to back positions using a flip-flop
rhythmical movement. |
Move baby from front position to
back position in gentle movements. |
| 3. Encouraged baby to reach for a
toy while moving around the pool, supporting
baby on the front. |
Move baby towards favourite toy whilst
on the front. |
| 4. Helped baby to move through the
water using a kicking action, while
supporting baby on the back. |
Whilst supported baby on the back
encourages a kicking movement. |
| 5. Supported baby using the safety
hold and rolled baby away from you,
then gently back towards you. |
With gentle movement move baby away
and toward adult in the safety hold. |
| 6. Used a buoyancy aid to support
yourself while floating in the water,
with baby laying on your chest or sitting
on your tummy making eye contact. |
Adult floating on the back with or
without a buoyancy aid, whilst baby
sits or lies on adult’s chest
or stomach facing the adult. |
| 1. Supported baby by the arms or hands
to encourage movement into the pool
from a sitting position. |
Baby sitting on the side with support
from adult and enters water with a splash. |
| 2. Used a forward hold to encourage
and gently submerge baby. |
Holding baby on the front gently submerge
baby’s face. |
| 3. Used the Little Harbour hold to
move around the pool while encouraging
movement from baby. |
Move gently around the pool encouraging
baby to hold adult arms. |
| 4. Encouraged baby to roll from a
front position to a back position with
support. |
Move baby from front to back position,
whilst supporting baby all the time.
Supporting baby on the back walk quickly
backwards. |
| 5. Encouraged movement from baby by
swiftly walking backwards while supporting
baby on the back. |
Supporting baby on the back walk quickly
backwards. |
| 6. Assisted and encouraged baby to
hold onto the poolside and climb out
(if baby has the physical ability). |
Adult to teach the baby to exit the
pool correctly. |
| 1. Encouraged baby to jump into the
water from a standing position on the
poolside, while holding baby’s
arms or hands. |
Baby enters water safely by jumping
whilst holding adults hand. |
| 2. Supported baby while encouraging
them to roll from a back position to
a front position. |
Encourage baby to move from back to
front position with adult support. |
| 3. Encouraged baby to make kicking
movements with support either in a Front
Surf or a Woggle. |
With baby supported by buoyancy aid
encourage kicking motion. |
| 4. Encouraged baby with cues to submerge
in a Duckling Dive. |
Submerge into duckling dive on cue
from adult. |
| 5. Swam around the pool with baby
holding onto your back. |
Adult swimming on front with or without
a buoyancy aid, whilst baby holds on
to adults costume or hair. |
| 6. Cued baby to submerge vertically
and rotate 180 degrees in the pool. |
On adults cue baby to submerge vertically
and turn 180 degrees. |
| 7. Supported baby in a front hold
to move forwards and grasp a toy, then
enabling return with support in a back
float position. |
Supported on the front encourage baby
to move forward to grasp a toy, then
adult assists rotation to the back float
position. |
| 1. Encouraged baby to enter the water
freely from a sitting position on the
poolside. |
Baby enters water safely from a sitting
position. |
| 2. Encouraged baby to move freely
through the water, either with minimal
support or with the use of a buoyancy
aid. |
Baby moves through the water either
with support of buoyancy aids. |
| 3. Cued baby to submerge vertically
and rotate 360 degrees in the pool. |
On adults cue baby to submerge vertically
and turn a complete circle (360 degrees). |
| 4. Supported baby by the hands and
encouraged movement in a figure of eight
or snaking pattern through the water. |
Holding babies hands move quickly
through the water in a zig zagging pattern. |
| 5. Taken baby for a front or back
ride through the water, with or without
support. |
With adult swimming on front and back
with or without support take baby for
a ride around the pool. |
| 6. Cued baby to submerge in a Duckling
Dive towards the poolside and encouraged
baby to hold onto the poolside and climb
out (if baby has the physical ability). |
Submerge into duckling dive and swim
towards the poolside, hold the side
and leave the water safely. |
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